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leighla
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Citizen Kane Poll
So the AFI just named Citizen Kane the top movie of all time again.
Have you ever seen it?
I finally wanted to see what all the hub-bub was about and was EXTREMELY disappointed.
It was so damn boring.
Message edited 6/21/2007 11:09:33 AM.
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JennZ
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
Yes we rented it to see what all the hype was about and we looked at each other afterwards like . I thought it was awful. Maybe for the time it was made it was a masterpiece...I dont know. Not my cup of tea.
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:11 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
I didn't get what all the hub bub was about either.
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:14 AM |
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Phyl
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I know I saw it along time ago but couldn't tell you what it was about! Does that answer your question??? I probably was 
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
BERRIES AND CREAM
I can't
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:19 AM |
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SoinLove
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
I really just couldn't see what all the hype was about. We watched it like 3 times in my screenplay class in high school and discussed it for hours...every little detail. I actually have a great dislike for the film now because of that.
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:21 AM |
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QuoteTheRaven424
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ROSEBUD 
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:44 AM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
never saw it..interested to now though.
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:52 AM |
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CaseyGirl
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
What is it about? I always wanted to see it.
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| Posted 6/21/07 11:58 AM |
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05mommy09
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
I had to watch it in HS- it was sooooooo boring!
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Michelina627
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
Watched it in film class and analyzed the heck out of it. Wasn't a big fan, but everyone else I was in class with thought it was sheer genius.
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When I was a senior in college I had a boyfriend who said, "Wow, I can't believe I'm dating someone who's never seen Citzen Kane."
I should have said, "I can't believe I'm dating such a pompous @ss."
Needless to say, it was insufferably dull. (the movie and the boyfriend)
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| Posted 6/21/07 12:16 PM |
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saraH
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
never saw it and really have no desire to.
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| Posted 6/21/07 12:18 PM |
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Shelly
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I LOVED it!! I saw it in college. I just thought the final scene explained so much of the movie- without needing to express it in dialogue. You ahve to remember, it was made before everyone had a basic understanding of psychology - before you had a Dr. Phil on every TV show explaining why someone does something.
I think Citizen Kane, like so many of Hitchcock's film, use devices that today are so cliche.
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| Posted 6/21/07 12:40 PM |
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alisonggg
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I really liked it
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| Posted 6/21/07 12:43 PM |
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dpli
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
Posted by MrsProfessor
When I was a senior in college I had a boyfriend who said, "Wow, I can't believe I'm dating someone who's never seen Citzen Kane."
I should have said, "I can't believe I'm dating such a pompous @ss."
Needless to say, it was insufferably dull. (the movie and the boyfriend)
I have seen it and I would rank it between masterpiece and OK (but I voted OK). As MsMBV said, I think for its time, it was genius and it was pretty creative and daring at the time it was made. To rate it using today's standards is difficult.
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| Posted 6/21/07 1:30 PM |
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Kara
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I have my undergraduate degree in film (I don't say this b/c I think I'm more qualified to have an opinion - I just think I look at the film from a slightly different perspective than most people). I always loved Citizen Kane. I think one of the big reasons why it's the best film of all time has a lot to do with its position in the history of filmmaking more than anything else. There were so many cinematic concepts that basically began in Citizen Kane and were executed flawlessly - the photography is phenomenal. Every frame is a work of art. The story is told not just with words, but in pictures. The set, the wardrobe, the cinematography, etc. are all meticulously crafted to emphasize and help tell the story. I honestly think it is a masterpiece.
I actually like the story, too... but I guess it's not for everyone!
At the same time, film exists to entertain ultimately... so if no one likes it, it's not much good - save for being a medium of self-expression.
This will sound very strange, but I always think of Citizen Kane when I think of another one of my favorite movies - Garden State... mainly because I thought the attention to detail in the making of both films is startling and sheer genius.
I'll go hide under my film geek rock now! 
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MrsERod
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
Posted by BNL2005
never saw it and really have no desire to.
ditto
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| Posted 6/21/07 2:11 PM |
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Kara
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
Posted by MrsProfessor
When I was a senior in college I had a boyfriend who said, "Wow, I can't believe I'm dating someone who's never seen Citzen Kane."
I should have said, "I can't believe I'm dating such a pompous @ss."
Needless to say, it was insufferably dull. (the movie and the boyfriend)
What a total asshat!
I mean, I'm a film geek, but I attempt not to be a pompous, psuedo-intellectual JERK about it.
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| Posted 6/21/07 2:23 PM |
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Tany
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
it's a very well made movie.
I had to see it for film class and I was very impressed.
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| Posted 6/21/07 2:31 PM |
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MrsRivera
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Re: Citizen Kane Poll
Posted by Michelina627
Watched it in film class and analyzed the heck out of it. Wasn't a big fan, but everyone else I was in class with thought it was sheer genius.
Same here...I took a film class in HS and I thought it was AWFUL!!
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